Bible in one year 6/29/2022 1Chronicle Chapter 28-29 King David's final instruction and praise
By
Rev.Katherine Liu Bruce
Christian
Arts Ministries : Biblical precepts & Gospel music; Pastoral ministry &
Counseling
King David summoned all the officials of Israel to assemble
at Jerusalem: the officers over the tribes, the commanders of the divisions in
the service of the king, the commanders of the divisions in the service of the
king, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials
in charge of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons,
together with the palace officials, the mighty men and all the brave warriors. (v.1).
King David said to them,
“ Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my
heart to build a house as a place for rest for the ark of the covenant of the
Lord, for the footstool of our God, and I made plans to build it. But God said
to me, ‘ You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior
and have shed blood.’ Yet the lord, the God of Israel, chose me from my whole
family to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah as leader, and from the
house of Judah he chose my family, and from my father’s sons he was pleased to
make me king over all Israel. Of all my sons and the Lord has given me many he
has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over
Israel. He said to me: ‘ Solomon your son is the one who will build my house
and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. I
will establish his kingdom forever if he is unswerving in carrying out my
commands and laws, as is being done at this time.” (vv.2-7).
So now I charge you in the
sight of all Israel and of the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our
God: Be careful to follow all the
commands of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and pass it
on as an inheritance to your descendants forever. (v.8) And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted,
devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and
understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found
by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. (v.9). Consider
now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a temple as a sanctuary. Be strong
and do the work. (v.10).
Then
David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its
buildings, its storerooms, its upper parts, its inner rooms and the place of
atonement. He gave him the plans of all that the Spirit had put in his mind for
the courts of the temple of the Lord and all the surrounding rooms, for the
treasuries of the temple of God and for the treasuries for the dedicated
things. He gave him instructions for the divisions of the priests and Levites,
and for all the work of serving in the temple of the Lord, as well as for all
the articles to be sued in its service.(vv.11-13).
All
this David said, “ I have in writing from the hand of the Lord upon me, and he
gave me understanding in all the details of the plan.(v.19). David also to Solomon his son, “ Be strong and courageous, and do
the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with
you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of
the temple of the Lord is finished. (v.20). Apparently David in a
vision, had seen the entire edifice and had sketched it for Solomon.
1 Chronicles Chapter 29 David’s offerings and
worship
Then King David said to the whole assembly, “ My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God. With all my resources I have provided for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, and all kinds of fine stone and marble all of these in large quantities. (vv.1-2). Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided for this holy temple.(v.3). King David gave three thousand talents of gold, the gold was about 3.6 million ounces and the silver about 8.4 million ounces.
Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the
commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge
of the king’s work gave willingly. (v.6). Five thousand talents.(v.7). About 6
million ounces. Ten thousand darics. About 45,500 ounces (Ezra2:69). The silver
amounted to about 12 million ounces. The brass equaled approximately 1.35
million pounds, and the the iron, 7.5 million pounds (3,750 tons). The people
rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely
and wholeheartedly to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.(v.9).
David praise the Lord in the presence of the whole
assembly, saying,
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But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as
generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what
comes from your hand. We are aliens and strangers in your sight, as were all
our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. O Lord our
God, as for all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple
for your Holy Name, it comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you.
(vv.14-16).
I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things have I given willingly and
with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly you people who
are here have given to you. O Lord, God
of our Father Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep this desire in the eharts of your
people forever, and keep their heart loyal to you. And give my son Solomon the
wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, requirements and decrees and to do
everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.(vv.17-19).
Then David said to the whole assembly, “
Praise the Lord your God.” So they all praise the Lord, the God of their
fathers; they bowed low and fell prostrate before the Lord and the king.(v.20).
The next day they made sacrifices to the Lord and presented burnt offerings to
him: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand male lambs, together with
their drink offerings and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. (v.21).
Then they acknowledged Solomon son of David as king a second time, anointing
him before the Lord to be ruler and Zadok to be priest. So Solomon sat on the
throne of the Lord as king in place of his father David. He prospered and all
Israel obeyed him.(v.22-23). The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all
Israel and bestowed on him royal splendor such as no king over Israel ever had before.
(v.25).
David son of Jesse was king over all Israel. He ruled over Israel forty
years –seven in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. He died at a good old age,
having enjoyed long life, wealth and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him as king.(v.26-28).
Bibliography,
Ryrie, Charles
C. The Ryrie study Bible (NIV).Chicago, IL: The Moody Bible
Institute, 1986
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